CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates is not on board with what’s billed as a revised bipartisan budget agreement between Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Senate members, according to House Speaker Tim Armstead.

Tomblin announced the agreement Wednesday, along with his veto of the proposed 2017 budget the Legislature approved in a special session last week.

State school board approves revised A-F policy
By Ryan Quinn, The Charleston Gazette-Mail

Against opposition from teachers unions and school administrator groups, the West Virginia Board of Education on Wednesday approved a revised policy that will give entire schools A-F grades based largely on their students’ scores — and growth in scores — on the statewide Smarter Balanced standardized tests.